Mauricio Pochettino will learn his first ever World Cup group opponents as a coach on Friday when the World Cup draw takes center stage in Washington, D.C.

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The Yanks are hosting the tournament along with neighbors Mexico and Canada, and will be the top seed in Group D for what they are hope are just the first three matches of their tournament.

Who could they play? Who will they certainly not play?

You can watch the draw live en Espanol on Telemundo and on Peacock here, while the Pro Soccer Talk crew will be hosting a live Watchalong show to break down the draw as it’s happening, here .

Who will not face the USMNT in the group stage?

As hosts, the USMNT are guaranteed to avoid fellow hosts Mexico and Canada plus the nex

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